Antinociceptive properties of fenfluramine, a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, in a rat model of neuropathy

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 291, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1008-1016

  Wang, Yong Xiang ^a   Bowersox, S Scott ^a   Pettus, Mark ^a   Gao, Da ^a  

^a ELAN PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; DESIPRAMINE; FENFLURAMINE; FORMALDEHYDE; METERGOLINE; NALOXONE; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HEAT; HOT PLATE TEST; IMMERSION; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN RELEASE;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FENFLURAMINE; FORMALDEHYDE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LIGATION; MALE; METERGOLINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SPINAL NERVES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

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